Jiminy Cricket Posted December 8, 2008 Report Share Posted December 8, 2008 There are three ways to make the following statement true. This sentence has ____ letters. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted December 8, 2008 Report Share Posted December 8, 2008 There are three ways to make the following statement true. This sentence has ____ letters. The first, simplest way jumps out at me immediately: This sentence has 22 letters. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Jiminy Cricket Posted December 8, 2008 Author Report Share Posted December 8, 2008 The first, simplest way jumps out at me immediately: This sentence has 22 letters. Excellent! That's one. Two to go. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted December 8, 2008 Report Share Posted December 8, 2008 (edited) There are three ways to make the following statement true. This sentence has ____ letters. thirty-one, thirty-three, and "multiple" Edited December 8, 2008 by HokieKen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 andromeda Posted December 8, 2008 Report Share Posted December 8, 2008 This sentence has ____ letters. 22 Thirty one XXV I had some difficulties with the middle one Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted December 8, 2008 Report Share Posted December 8, 2008 This sentence has ____ letters. 22 Thirty one XXV I had some difficulties with the middle one Nice! I could only get the simple one. And I never would've thought of the third one you figured out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted December 8, 2008 Report Share Posted December 8, 2008 this sentence has MANY letters. This sentence has SOME letters. This sentence has ALPHABETICAL letters. This sentence has SEVERAL letters. This sentence has BLACK letters. I am sure you get my drift. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted December 8, 2008 Report Share Posted December 8, 2008 It would appear that there are definitely more than 3 answers that satisfy the parameters. Would you agree J.C.? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted December 8, 2008 Report Share Posted December 8, 2008 (edited) This sentence has an even number of letters. This sentence has an odd number of letters. Edited December 8, 2008 by Sinistral Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted December 8, 2008 Report Share Posted December 8, 2008 this sentence has MANY letters. This sentence has SOME letters. This sentence has ALPHABETICAL letters. This sentence has SEVERAL letters. This sentence has BLACK letters. I am sure you get my drift. lol! while those are all really clever....i think JC was looking for a numerical answer. This sentence has MORE THAN TWO letters. This sentence has MORE THAN THREE letters. This sentence has MORE THAN FOUR letters. Etc., etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted December 8, 2008 Report Share Posted December 8, 2008 What about... thirty-three? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Jiminy Cricket Posted December 8, 2008 Author Report Share Posted December 8, 2008 This sentence has ____ letters. 22 Thirty one XXV I had some difficulties with the middle one I was thinking 22, thirty one, and thirty three. I guess "multiple" and "XXV" would work. I should know by now that there is never "ONE" correct answer on BrainDen! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted December 8, 2008 Report Share Posted December 8, 2008 What about... thirty-three? You're right...apparently there's four numerical answers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted December 8, 2008 Report Share Posted December 8, 2008 I was thinking 22, thirty one, and thirty three. I guess "multiple" and "XXV" would work. I should know by now that there is never "ONE" correct answer on BrainDen! In fairness, the original post didn't say there are ONLY 3 ways Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted December 8, 2008 Report Share Posted December 8, 2008 I was thinking 22, thirty one, and thirty three. I guess "multiple" and "XXV" would work. I should know by now that there is never "ONE" correct answer on BrainDen! Nope. I'm sure that here, it could be argued if 1+1=2. *bashes her head on the keyboard as she realizes she has just opened up discussion for 1+1=2* Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted December 8, 2008 Report Share Posted December 8, 2008 You're right...apparently there's four numerical answers. Still only 3 numerical, I posted thirty three in my original post. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted December 8, 2008 Report Share Posted December 8, 2008 Still only 3 numerical, I posted thirty three in my original post. No, 22, thirty-one, thirty-three, and XXV. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted December 8, 2008 Report Share Posted December 8, 2008 Nope. I'm sure that here, it could be argued if 1+1=2. *bashes her head on the keyboard as she realizes she has just opened up discussion for 1+1=2* I won't argue that one, at least not in base 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted December 8, 2008 Report Share Posted December 8, 2008 Nope. I'm sure that here, it could be argued if 1+1=2. *bashes her head on the keyboard as she realizes she has just opened up discussion for 1+1=2* ha, well I would say it would be a difficult discussion, as mathematics is the only field that contains definite answers. In essence, there is no world that exists where 1 + 1 = something other than 2. However, maybe that is means for discussion, ha. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted December 8, 2008 Report Share Posted December 8, 2008 No, 22, thirty-one, thirty-three, and XXV. correct you are, my apologies! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted December 8, 2008 Report Share Posted December 8, 2008 ha, well I would say it would be a difficult discussion, as mathematics is the only field that contains definite answers. In essence, there is no world that exists where 1 + 1 = something other than 2. However, maybe that is means for discussion, ha. Actually there is a world where that exists, several in fact. Take binary for example : 1 + 1 = 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted December 8, 2008 Report Share Posted December 8, 2008 Actually there is a world where that exists, several in fact. Take binary for example : 1 + 1 = 10 ugh...those are not different worlds. You have to look at the idea. Though I suppose I was not specific in my wording, though that is what I was alluding to. Not the grammar but the idea of 1 + 1 =2. Happy?...ha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted December 8, 2008 Report Share Posted December 8, 2008 Actually there is a world where that exists, several in fact. Take binary for example : 1 + 1 = 10 1+1 could also = 11. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Jiminy Cricket Posted December 8, 2008 Author Report Share Posted December 8, 2008 1+1 could also = 11. I don't want to start any arguments on religion, but if you want to get biblical, 1+1=1 when people get married. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted December 8, 2008 Report Share Posted December 8, 2008 I don't want to start any arguments on religion, but if you want to get biblical, 1+1=1 when people get married. Yeah, that's true. I'm not sure how it's biblical, though. Excuse me if I'm being dense. 1+1 could also be 1 if two things merge, for example North Dakota + South Dakota = Dakota (metaphorically, of course, since they aren't merged. I just couldn't think of anything that had happened) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Prof. Templeton Posted December 8, 2008 Report Share Posted December 8, 2008 This sentence has thirty plus nine plus five letters Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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